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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Example 30-132:
Mudjer da ómi kumida.
Mudjer
woman
da
give
ómi
man
kumida.
food
The woman gave the man (the) food.
Source:
Baptista 2002
: 140/141
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Baptista 2002
: 140/141
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